cordovão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish cordobán, from Spanish Córdoba. Doublet of cordobã and córdoba.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koʁ.doˈvɐ̃w̃/ [koɦ.doˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /koɾ.doˈvɐ̃w̃/ [koɾ.doˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koʁ.doˈvɐ̃w̃/ [koʁ.doˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koɻ.doˈvɐ̃w̃/ [koɻ.doˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾ.duˈvɐ̃w̃/ [kuɾ.ðuˈvɐ̃w̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: cor‧do‧vão

Noun

cordovão f (plural cordovões)

  1. cordovan, cordwain (a kind of leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin)

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